MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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